It had been a while since I had walked down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek and I thought it would be good to see what fungi was out. So I caught a bus to Bexley North and set off along the track.
The fungi turned out to be quite poor. I was carrying a camera and tripod to photograph any interesting fungi that I spotted, but did not use it. So I instead concentrated on birds. Continue reading
Bob and myself had decided on a walk to visit Refuge Bay on West Head, in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park. Rain was forecast on the day – but it was more likely very early in the morning. But when we arrived at the carpark for the Salvation Loop Trail it was raining quite heavily.
The rain didn’t last long, and had stopped by the time we were at the turn off for the Wallaroo Trail. We turned off and walked for about 350 m and then looked for the track to Refuge Bay. It was not too hard to find – marked by a cairn. Continue reading
It was the morning for the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. The group met at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am.
The survey went very well. We observed quite a few interesting birds. Continue reading
After the Mudlarks survey, I joined Sue, who had joined us at the Mudlarks, for a visit to Sydney Park. It was such a beautiful day that it would be shame to be indoors! At Sydney Park I was hoping to see some Quails and Rails. We had no luck with the Quails, but the Rails were very good.
When we arrived at the park, we first looked for the Tawny Frogmouths, but had no luck. They do move around and are hard to spot. Then we headed to the ponds. Continue reading
Early in the morning I joined the Mudlarks, for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. This month we surveyed downstream from the Lang St Bridge to the footbridge that crosses to the Golf Clubhouse and then we head upstream on that bank. We found a good variety of birds.
At the Lang Street Bridge, we started the survey and recorded a large group of Welcome Swallows. Continue reading
I spent an enjoyable day wandering around Birdwood Gully at Springwood. The fungi is starting to pick up at last.
On this trip, I entered the gully from Boland Avenue, near the Station, as usual and walked all the way to Lucinda Avenue and back. And, as usual, I explored areas a bit away from the track. Continue reading
After coming back from a morning spent at Ferndale Park, I headed to the Hawthorne Canal in the afternoon for an hour or two. Things there started off quietly, but then the Sacred Kingfisher appeared and also the Brown Goshawk.
Here are some of the birds I saw – Continue reading
I thought it was about time for another visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see how the fungi was going.
I found some fungi out, but not as much as I had hoped for. Continue reading
I stared the day by joining the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. Then after morning tea, I walked home via the Cooks River.
At Tempe, I joined the group that surveyed the wetlands. It was reasonable quiet. Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
A few years ago, I was researching the named waterfalls near the towns of the Blue Mountains and came across this short article in the Blue Mountains Echo (7 March 1919, page 3) –
Speaking at Leura on Wednesday, Mr J. H Bloome stated that the Douglas Falls Trustees were inaugurating a system of constructing concrete steps. The idea had originated from Mr Burrell.
I wondered about this as I had never heard of a “Douglas Falls”. There are a lot of waterfalls close to Leura and some of them are obscure. But if a waterfall has a track to it with concrete stairs then it should be well known. I thought it could be a well know waterfall that may not have an official name – perhaps the one in Lyre Birds Dell or the one at the Pool of Siloam. I have always called these “Lyre Bird Dell Falls” and “Pool of Siloam Falls”.
Lyre Bird Dell Falls
